St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-29
Animated Meeting of the Labor People
at DANA Hall, Number ofSpeecnes
Being Made.
The Political Oaldron Boiling at Furious
Rate--A New Aldermanic First
Ward Candidate.
lnterurban Navigation Discussed by
the Board of Trade--WilliamA Arm
strong Loses His Life.
Election of a Municipal Court Ste
nographer--LocalN otes.
A HOT LABOR MEETING.
Small War OF Words at Dania Hall
-.Chamge of Candidates.

Small War OF Words at Dania Hall
-.Chamge of Cnnd idateS.
There was large attendance of working
men at the meeting of the Sixth Ward Union
Labor party ut DANA hall last evening, when
Carl Tut, who had been nomina ted for alder
man by the party. acted as chairman. In
taking the platform he said he regretted very
much that he was unable to accept the
nomination for alderman, and hoped that his
declination would be accepted. The resigna-
ton was finally accepted, and speeches fol-
lowed Capt. y. II. Nelson was the first man to
take the platform. He said that something was
wrong in the system of the world, or else the
men who worked with their hands would not
be poor. The condition of the laboring men
should be raised he thought, and the only
way TO do this was to clean out the political
cellars, SO that the fumes arising therefrom
might not kill the living. The eumity that is
supposed to exist between the Democratic
and Republican parties was referred 10 st
some length, and the speaker held that the
lahoring people had been so dazed and puzzled
b. II that they did not observe the real condi
ton Of the country. The laboring men could
expect nothing from either great party and
the only way for them to do was to create
their own party and battle against the odds
which now oyerwhelm them. The currency
question was dwelt upon at considerable
length, the speaker holding that the contrac-
ton of currency was one cause of
the poor condition of the laboring men.
The Issuing OF United States bonds was
roundy condemned MonopolieS came i'll
for their share of discussion, and the evils
resulting therefrom held up to view. The
granting of the Minneapolis street car fran
chise was characterized rs an infamous out
rage, and Tom Lowry denoted as resident
of Europe, who came to Minneapolis occa-
sionally TO see how fast the poor people of
this city were pouring nickles into his pocket.
cantnin il
that the laboring men were at war with, but
with the monopolieS and the legislature that
created them. The national banking law was
discussed IN all its points, and the speaker
showed by the most logical deductions that
il was the laboring men of the country who
paid all the interest on the money that the
national treasury loaned out to the various
banks of the United States. The
municipal system of bonded indebted
ness and the sinking fund were
denounced as frauds OF the worst kind, cal
culated TO impose heavy tax on the working
men and keep them poor all their lives. The
speech was one of the best of the kind ever
made, and was received with deafenlng APP
plause. Thomas H. Lucas was called for.
He made remarkably pointed speech, in
which he touched upon the land question at
some length. 1t was the capitalists who had
grabbed the land in the first place who
were really responsible for the present state
OF affairs. In speaking Of the prospect of
electing Union party delegate In the ward
Mr.. Lucas said he did not think much could
be accomplished until perfect organization
was effected. His plan would be, he sad to
nominate no one until the other par
lies had made their nominations. II NOM
inations were made first it would merely dis
close the power of the laboring men. 'You
should be neither Democrats nor Republicans.
nor should you be laboring men if a rascal is
put up by that party"
Martin McHale-N1r. President, object to
any man coming here and trying to throw
cold water on this movement at this late day.
Mr.. Lucas retorted that ne stood on the
platform as labor candidate and felt free to
advocate any plan he might think best. 1t
was such laborng men as Mr.. McHale, he
said, who were holding the laboring
men back from success, and more |
over he objected to any man in the
audience objecting to anything he might |
say. He renounced both the Democratic |
and Republican parties and dared Mr.. Nc |
Hale 10 say the same Mr.. McHale made no !
response, but later on made a few remarks, |
III which he questioned tho propr,ety of Mr.. |
Lucas throwing cold water on the project |
when il had gone thus far. If Mr.. Lucas |
thought SO much Sabout,, it, why did he not |
come around when the Legislative commit |
tee CT the various unions were debating the
matter. He charged that Mr.. Lucas was
schemiug for the success of the Democratic |
party. Mr.. Lucas replied, and said that
legislative committee. Capt. Nelson |
took the platform and fully eX-
planned the matter to the satisfaction Of Mr.. |
Lucas. The captain further said he was |
astonished at the nerve" of Mr.. Lucas in
coming to the meeting and insulting the woI k |
ingmen by charging that they would not leave
the old parties and strike out for themselves. |
Mr.. Lucas wanted to know if he had ever
failed to fulfill any promise he bad ever made |
TO the workingmen. He denied that he was |
Al
stated he had voted Independent of both po-
itical parties while in the legislature and
would do so if ever elected to any position
again. A running fire was kept up
between Capt. Nelson and Mr..
Lucas, in which the captain held that
would not do as he was asked to and Mr..
Lucas held that he was not. Capt. Nelson
compared Lucas so Nathan Allen, who in
formed his men that instead of fighting the
British, he would fight with them until his
men became strong enough to win. Then he
would turn in and help them and do up the
British.
Loud calls for Thomas McVeigh brought
that gentlemen to the platform. He did not
see why the Union Labor party should not
succeed in the Sixth ward, as all details
had been completed and the work
inglnen were up in arms. He
then read extracts from Eastern
papers. showing the strength OF the party in
other cities. Mr.. McVeigh advocated the
placing of good labor men in the field In the
Sixth ward, and said he wanted to see every
laboring man in the ward vote for men VIII o
would help them. He referred to Tribune
editorial which held that unless man held
certain amount of property he should not be
eligible to Office, and called upon the labor
ing men of the city to remember the insult.
William Peterson addressed the Scandina-
Vians present, saying that he felt confident
that the Union Labor party could control the
country and would do so eventually. The
only proper way for the laboring
man to do is to do what he
thinks is right, regardless of what his
neighbor does or which way he votes.
Organization, he said, was the whole secret of
success, and advised consolidation, whereby
assaults from any political party would be re-
PEELED. He did not believe in either party,
neither of which, he claimed. had ever done
anything for the laboring men. In closing he
said that the great trouble was that there was
too much talking and not enough work.
Nominations for alderman followed, in
which the name Of Martin McHae was men
toned. He object ed, sal ing as he had been
nominated over week ago he thought it
somewhat absurd to sustain him. The chair
sustained him, and S. II. Jensen, of the CO.
operative grocery store, was placed in nomi-
nation. The meeting then adjourned.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.